Water-closet seat



Jan. 8, 1929. 1,697,973

' G. E. FISHER WATER CLOSET SEAT Filed Jan. 5, 1928 I/V yaw-0 Patented Jan. '8, i929.

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Application filed January 5, 1928. Serial No. 244,718.

My invention relates to improvements in water closet seats and the object of the invention is to provide an improved mounting for the seat part upon the bowl whereby the vertical load is applied directly above the body of the bowl, thus relieving the overhanging eat shelf of all bending strain; a further object is to provide a novel manner of mounting the cover whereby the tendency of the cover andseat part to fall whenplaced in the raised position is lessened and also whereby the cover is more accurately centered with respect to the seat part; and a still further object is to provide a cleaner and more sanitary construction by reducing the number of inaccessible places where dirt or corrosion may accumulate.

Other objects of my invention will appear in the course of the following specification.

My invention consists of the construction and arrangement of parts,.all as hereinafter more particularly described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which;

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a water closet bowl, a portion being broken away, having my improved seat construction applied thereto, a portion of the seat part and of the bowl being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, to a reduced scale. I

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two views.

In the form illustrated 3 indicates a common type of water closet bowl.

In practically all bowls as now made there is an overhanging seat shelf 4 projecting at the rear of the bowl and this shelf extends rearwardly beyond the body of the bowl and" also beyond the floor bearing portion 5 atthe base of the bowl. One of the floor bolts is indicated by the numeral 6.

The shelf 4 is provided with two bolt holes 7 adjacent to its rear end.

The seat part is indicated by the numeral 8 and carries on its under face the usual rubber bumpers 9 which space it above the bowl top.

The cover is indicated by the numeral 10 and also carries on its under face the usual rubber bumpers 11 which space it above the seat part. I

My improved mounting for the seat part 8 consists of two similar fittings 12 each fitting associated with one of the bolt holes 7 in the sheet shelf 4 and located adjacent to either side of the seat part 8. I

Each of these fittings l2 conslsts of an arm '10 is hingedly connected between these 13 at one end of which is an upstanding standard 14; and at the other end ofwhich is a depending bolt 15. ,7

Each standard 14 projects into a recess 16 in the under face of the seat part8 at the rear end thereof and is hingedly connected to the seat part by a hinge pin 17, The seat part.8 is thus hingedly mounted upon the fittings 12. Mounted upon the upper face of the seat part 8 and spaced forwardly from the hinge pin 17 are two standards 18 and the cover part standards 18. g I V It will thus be seen that the cover 10 is hinged to the seat part 8 quite independently of the hinge connection of the seat part to the bowl and also at a point spaced forwardly of the seat part hinge. Also the cover part I0 is positively and accurately centered uponthe seat part 8. These features will be later referred to.

-In mounting the seat the depending bolts 15 are inserted within the orifices 7 inthe seat shelf 1 and the arms 13 bear'upon the top of the bowl at the front end of the arms at A.. The arms 13 extend forwardly from the bolts 15 and are of such length that the standards 14 and the hinge pins 17 are located beyond the seat shelfl and above the body of the bowl. Also the point A is located be- Iyomil the seat shelf and above the body of the ow i It will be seen that the vertical load .is applied to the bowl at the point A and none of it is applied at the bolts 15 with the result that no bending moment is set up in the seat shelf 1 since this point A is located for wardly beyond the seat shelf and above the body of the bowl. Also there is no prying action of the bolts 15 in the holes 7 which would tend to break the seat shelf at. these bolt holes; In fact in my construction the bolts 15 func- A feature of my invention lies in the manher of mounting the cover 10.

In Fig. 1 the seat is shown in the raisedposition in broken lines and from this it will be seen that when raised. the weight of the cover 10 acts downwardlyalong the line C D spaced rearwardly a distance of,Y

from the vertical linethroughthe pin 17 of the seat part hinge.

This feature will also be,

In this way the weight of the cover 10 has obj ectionable.

In my construction the seat part is entirely concealed within the y under face of the seat part and the numerous screwheads and crevices ordinarily present to accumulate dirt and corrosion are eliminatedQ Hitherto the seat, including both the seat part 8 and cover 10, have been directly connected to a common hinge mounting carried holes of the seat by the'bolts so that the vertical load was appliedial'ong the line E F which load had a lever arm X about the forward end of the seat shelf so that there was serions'bending .strain set up in the seat shelf with resultant tendency to breakage. Also there was a serious prylng action of the bolts within the bolt shelf which tended to break the seat shelf at these bolt holes. .Thishas been entirely eliminated in my construction.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have devised valuable improvements in water closet seats Wherebythe objects of my invention have been attained.

Various modifications may be made in my invention without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the claims and therefore the exact forms shown are to be taken as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense and I desire, that only such limitations shall be placed thereon as are imposed by the prior art or are'specifically set forth in the appended claims. Y

' What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a water closet bowl and the seat therefor of a hinge mount ing forthe seat, comprising, a depending bolt,

an arm extending forwardly from the upper end of said bolt, upstanding. seat hinge means on said arm and spaced forwardly from said bolt, said arm resting on the top of the bowl at a point vertically below said seat hinge means.

2. The combination with a water closet bowl and theseat therefor of a hinge mounting for the seat, comprising, adepending bolt, an arm extending end of said bolt, upstanding seat hinge means on said arm and spaced forwardly from said bolt, said arm resting on the top of the bowl at a point vertically below said seat hinge means, and. a seat cover hingedly connected to the seat at a point spaced forwardly from the aforesaid seat hinge means.

GEORGE EDGAR risnn'a.

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